Chapter 1: Being an orphaned child
One day when I was four years old my mom,and dad ended up dying. My mom died of a heart attack,and my dad died of a stroke. Since I was four years old I have been an orphan. I have been sent to live with various foster families,but they have mistreated me.
Since after my fifth foster family mistreated me I was placed in a orphanage,but I didn't get the best care there either. At the orphanage there wasn't much food to go around so sometimes I would only get one meal a day,or sometimes half a meal a day. There were some days that I didn't get anything to eat at all for an entire day. Sometimes I would have to go without food for a week or more. There were nights that I went to bed either hungry,or starved due to the lack of food.
One night after everyone had gone to bed I got up out of my bed at the orphanage,and I quietly walked out into the kitchen. I opened up the refrigerator door,and I took 3 sandwiches out of the refrigerator that were supposed to be for lunch that following day. The sandwiches were peanut butter,and jelly sandwiches. I stuck them in my backpack. I also had a blanket,a pillow,and my special teddy bear that my mom,and dad had given me for my fourth birthday just before they had died.
I was preparing to run away from the orphanage that night,so I had packed my backpack with things that I needed for the trip. I didn't know where I was going,or where I was heading,but I knew that I had to leave the orphanage before I died of starvation,and hunger.
In my backpack I also had a flashlight,so I could see where I was going in the dark after I had gone outside. While I have the refrigerator open I grab a couple bottles of soda pop to take with me,and one bottle of water. I put those in my backpack as well so I can have something to drink on my journey.
I close the refrigerator door,and I exit the kitchen. I see a door open in the back,and I open it very quietly. I opened up the back door to the kitchen,and I go outside. I quietly close the door behind me,and I turn on my flashlight because it is dark outside.
I start walking away from the orphanage,and I begin on my journey all on my own. I am almost five years old,and I am on my own I have no one to take care of me. I head in the direction of the city of Los Angeles California.
It's a big city full of people maybe I can find a new home there. Maybe I can find a mom,or dad that would be willing to take care of me there as I grow up,and become an adult. I don't know what will happen,and all I know is I'll be facing the unknown for a while. I start on my journey away from the orphanage,and away from starvation,and mistreatment.
It is about 11:00 P.M. when I finally reach a place to rest for the night. I've been walking for several hours,and I'm tired. I'm also hungry. I sit down on a bench,and I open up my backpack. I get out one sandwich,and one drink I decide to drink a bottle of pop first. I sit on the bench,and I eat my sandwich,and I also drink my pop.
After I am done eating,and drinking I throw my trash away in the trash can. I then walk around a little bit to see if I can find a bathroom. I find a girls bathroom,and I go inside so I can use the bathroom. I have to use the bathroom so bad. I use the bathroom,and after I am finished I go to the sink,and I wash my hands. I dry them on a towel,and I exit the bathroom,and I go back out into the area where I was first at.
I sit back down on the bench,and I get my pillow,blanket,and teddy bear out of my backpack. I decide to lay down for a while and get some sleep. I fall asleep right away because I am so tired. I sleep on the bench until about 6:00 the following morning.